Growing up in the Disciples of Christ denomination, Jodi Baron was used to what she called "popcorn prayers," which were spontaneous and done within a circle of believers. Traditional intercessory ...

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For over a thousand years people of faith have used a variety of methods to keep track of their prayers. Whether knots in a rope, stones in a pouch, or beads on a string, the simple movement of one’s ...

Dozens of women gathered Tuesday night at Christ United Methodist Church in Chattanooga to make prayer beads and learn how to use them. Unlike their Catholic or Greek counterparts, the bead strings ...

Many Americans are praying for U.S. troops overseas. Some women from St. James Episcopal Church are helping Americans in the service say their own prayers. Every other week, the group gathers to ...

Prayer beads like the rosary (“rosarium” in Latin means “rose garden” or “bouquet of roses”) are used not only by Catholics but also Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims to mark the repetitions of prayer or ...

Father Dwight Longenecker is not a typical Catholic priest and the church he’s leading the charge to build, won’t be typical either. Longenecker was brought up in a Protestant Evangelical family, ...